MI5O - KINTSUGI Kintsugi is MI5O digging into the darker end of progressive psytrance. Built around the idea of beauty through damage, the EP takes its name from the Japanese practice of repairing broken ceramics with gold, leaving the cracks visible instead of hiding them. That idea runs through the whole release. Deep grooves, metallic percussion, heavy low-end pressure and raw synth work all come together in a sound that feels fractured, rebuilt and stronger for it. MI5O - Kintsugi Weapon Records

Time flies! Eight years have passed since Hatikwa released a full-length album. A lot has happened in Hatikwas life since 2017. The pandemic, for example, affected everyone in the music industry and disrupted all future plans. After this unfamiliar period, a new and hungry, but diverse psy-trance scene emerged. Not every promoter and artist was able to handle this change. Fortunately, Hatikwa opened his own label Xonica Records for new and unknown, but creative artists who needed a foundation for their art. Many of these artists are also represented on the new album. And to everyones delight and despite of all this, Hatikwa also became a father for the first time in 2021. Time passes inexorably. What hasnt changed since 2017, however, is that Hatikwa has constantly evolved his music. This new album Path of Life showcases the musical process of eight years of constant change. Both, the positive and negative events of this time, were able to flow into Path of Life. This is perhaps Hatikwas most personal work to date.